Rapid Re-Housing (RRH): Overview and Analysis

Time Period 7/1/18 thru 4/30/19

Homeless Strategy Committee, City of Los Angeles 

May 30, 2019

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Overview of Rapid Re-Housing

Rapid Re-Housing programs assist individuals, youth, and families living on the streets or in emergency shelters solve the practical and immediate challenges of obtaining permanent housing while: reducing the amount of time they experience homelessness, avoiding a near‐term return to homelessness, and linking to community resources that enable them to achieve housing stability in the long‐term.

Housing Identification Assistance;

Financial Assistance—time-limited rent and move-in assistance; &

Case Management and Supportive Services.

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Rapid Re-Housing Process: Navigation and Search

CES Collaboration

Admission, Intake & Assessment

Case Management

Housing and Service Plans

Housing Search

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Rapid Re-Housing Process: Post Placement

Housing Attainment

Financial Assistance

Customer Service Supports for Landlords

Case Closing and Program Completion

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Rapid Re-Housing: Eligible Financial Expenses

LAHSA has the ability to extend and/or allow other justified costs to support participants and agencies.

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RRH Contract Information by Population

PopulationTotal Number of Contracts Funding Amount

Funding Per Participant

Served

Total Contracted to

Serve

Served (as of 4/30/19)

Adults 21 $29.3m $ 9,350 3,092 3,647

Families 28 $26.2m $ 21,824 1,794 4,443

Youth 12 $6.2m $ 11,200 553 678

Total 61 $61.7m N/A 5,439 8,768

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RRH Unique Client Demographics for FY 18-19

Race/Ethnicity

57%Black

26% White ‐Hispanic

13%White – Non Hispanic

2%Multiracial

1% Asian

1 %American Indian1%

Native Hawaiian or Other

Gender

Age

8,953 Head of Households

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RRH Priority Scores

Acuity scores are grouped into 3 priority scores. Clients with higher scores may need more assistance due to greater vulnerability. Acuity score ranges are as follows: Adults/Youth: Priority 1: Acuity 0 - 3 Priority 2: Acuity 4 - 7 Priority 3: Acuity 8 - 17Family: Priority 1: Acuity 0 - 3 Priority 2: Acuity 4 - 8 Priority 3: Acuity 9 - 22

6%

16%20%

43% 44%

53%

41%37%

25%

10%3% 2%

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Families n=4357 Adults n=3701 Youth n=619

System Priority Scores by Percentage

Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 Null

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Exits to Permanent Housing

FY Adult Families Youth

FY 15-16 92 (10%) 827 (89.8%) 2 (0.2%)

FY 16-17 580 (41%) 804 (57%) 24 (2%)

FY 17-18 960 (46%) 946 (46%) 164 (8%)

FY 18-19 * 965 (52%) 687 (37%) 207 (11%)

* FY 18-19 is forecasted through the end of the fiscal year.

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Exits to PH from FY 15-16 to FY 18-19

Adult Families Youth

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Exit Destinations for RRH HSC - 5/30/2019 - Item 3

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Returns to Homelessness by Priority Score

Timeframe of Returns: 7/1/2016–03/31/2019

Exits to PH: 7,332Returns to Homelessness: 647Current Retention Rate: 91%

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Average Length of Stay for RRH Clients

Jul 18 Aug 18 Sep 18 Oct 18 Nov 18 Dec 18 Jan 19 Feb 19 Mar 19 Apr 19 May 19Adults 274 266 324 224 302 270 249 250 306 322 314Families 214 285 255 244 260 255 284 338 261 273 355Youth 164 234 218 193 244 265 255 248 351 299 317

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Rapid Re-Housing Considerations

Increasing rent costs

Difficulty in identifying affordable

units

Participants feasibility in

taking on market rents

Services in some regions

have been impacted

Longer lengths of

stay in RRH programs

Landlord reluctance to waive financial and/or criminal

background checks

Landlord reluctance to accept 3rd party

rent paymentsLess available units

for RRH clients

Wide range of acuity and needs

of participants

A large number of participants are in need of intensive

services

Housing Market Considerations

Service Needs for Participants

Housing Location

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56%

69%66%

Rapid Re-Housing (Housing Location Program)

Out of all units acquired through the Housing Location Program (N=1001 Units):• 56% require No Evictions,• 69% require a Credit Check, &• 66% require a Background Check.

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Distribution of Screening Criteria

19%

7%

24%

50%

Distribution of Leased Unitsn = 208 units

No Screening One Screening Two Screening Three Screening

The presence of screening criteria in conjunction with high rental rates compared to a participant’s household income is a challenge expressed by providers.

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Increase funding for RRH programs• For both case

management and financial assistance

Improve connections to other systems of care• Medical and mental

health care• Legal services• Workforce

development

Develop a transfer process to connect participants to higher levels of care (RRH to PSH)

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